Basic Concepts
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How to Find Power, Voltage & Ampere Rating of Outlet, Receptacle and Plugs
How to Find the Voltage, Power and Ampere Ratings of Outlet, Switch, Receptacle, Socket and Plugs etc.? Switches, outlets, plugs, receptacles, connectors, breakers, GFCI, RCD’s etc., are designed and rated…
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Difference Between Electric Current and Electric Charge
Main Difference Between Charge and Current Electric charge and current are related quantities but they are different from each other. The main difference between current and charge: Current: It is…
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Which One Kills – Current or Voltage and Why? Amps vs Volts
Which One is the Fatal, Voltage or Current and Why? A bad wife or girlfriend won’t kill you, but voltage and current can do so easily at a certain level.…
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Why was Circuit Breaker Capacity Rated in MVA and Now in kA and kV?
Circuit Breaker Rating – Breaking Capacity, Making Capacity, Voltage & Current Rating, Duty Cycle & Short Time Operation Rating of Breaker Please don’t kill me to mention the surprise MVA…
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Difference Between Current and Voltage
Main Difference Between Voltage and Current Current and voltage are two different electrical antiquates but related to each other. It is important to know the fundamentals of voltage and current…
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Difference Between Microprocessor and Microcontroller
Main Differences between Microprocessor and Microcontroller “What is the difference between microprocessor and microcontroller?” A simple and basic electronics question, yet people still confuse these two components for the same…
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What is the Transformer’s Voltage Regulation?
Voltage Regulation of Transformer- Formulas and Examples What is Voltage Regulation? Transformer’s voltage regulation is the ratio of the difference between transformer no load and full load output voltage to…
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What is the Average Life Expectancy of a Transformer ?
Normal or Average Life Expectancy of a Transformer In short “until it fails” as some of the transformers are still in operation after the legal retirement of plant engineers and…
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Difference Between Electric and Magnetic Circuit
Differences between Magnetic and Electric Circuits What is an Electric Circuit? An electric circuit or network is a close loop path providing a return path to the flow of current.…
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Difference Between EMF and MMF
Difference Between Electromotive Force and Magnetomotive Force What is Magnetomotive Force (MMF)? The pressure required to establish magnetic flux is a ferromagnetic material (material having permeabilities hundreds and thousands time…
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